Chengdu vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$1965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$4756
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1021
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$1866
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$2834
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	94	98
😀 Quality of life	72	94
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.97M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 66% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 7209th and 1964th ($660 vs $1965) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 1st in China and Austria, respectively. Check China vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.4 months in Vienna. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 1933rd and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Vienna

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	Chengdu	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$67.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$331
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$9775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$6353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$6.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$106
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$15069

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1681
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1772
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1698
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1188
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1307
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1653
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$860
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1632
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$989
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1136
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1051
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1197
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$789
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$788
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1344
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1436
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$935
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1211
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1485
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1130
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1062
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1067
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1094
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1016
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1150
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1764
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1563
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1220
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1137
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1690
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$814
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1616
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1604
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$938
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1237
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$898